Art Interrupted ESEE : Art Interrupted Project East and Southeast Europe
Art is universal, so are its problems. ‘Art Interrupted’ aims to explore the difficulties in the field of art, to raise broader awareness of the problems faced by artists, and to develop collective solutions to problems of freedom of expression in East and Southeast Europe. Limitations range from the global pandemic and economic crises; though authoritarianism, political oppression and self-censorship; to homophobia, xenophobia and social prejudice, to the financial struggles of independent artists.
Watch the four documentaries of ‘Art Interrupted’ from Georgia, Armenia, Turkey and Greece.
In ‘The Password’ documentary, Salome Sordia, an independent curator and cultural manager from Georgia, explores the artistic conceptualizations of Andro Dadiani, a queer performance artist.
In the ‘Remember’ documentary, journalists Sercan Meriç and Anıl Mert Özsoy from Turkey feature ‘Kardeş Türküler’, a contemporary multilingual Turkish ethnic folkloric band.
In the ‘Rock's Open Nerve: Lav Eli’ documentary, renowned documentarist Tigran Paskevichyan and director Eduard Paskevichyan tell the story of the Armenian rock band ‘Lav Eli’.
In the ‘Art Interrupted’ documentary, videographer Eleftherios Asimakopoulos from Greece features the painter and illustrator Maria Panagiotou and the financial difficulties of artists.
Discover these stories of the pressures against artistic expression and artistic freedom.
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Art is universal, so are its problems
Artistic freedom and freedom of expression have always been problematic and controversial issues. Now, the problems in the field of culture and art are more visible than ever. Art Interrupted was created primarily with the aim of providing a comprehensive picture of the problems experienced in different branches of arts and culture in East and Southeast Europe.
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Art Interrupted: Rock's Open Nerve: Lav Eli
Titled Rock’s Open Nerve: Lav Eli’ and produced by the famous Armenian documentary director Tigran Paskevichyan and directed by Eduard Paskevichyan, the next documentary in the Art Interrupted series shows the struggles and resistance of Armenian rock band Lav Eli.
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Art Interrupted: Greece
The Greek documentary in the Art Interrupted series, directed by Eleftherios Asimakopoulos, follows painter and illustrator Maria Panagiotou. It focuses on the difficulties independent artists face every day even in a country where art has been prominent for centuries.
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Art Interrupted: The Password
'The Password' is a documentary by Salome Sordia about Andro Dadiani, a performance artist from Georgia who peforms with a mask because his queer identity and lifestyle are not accepted in Georgian society. The documentary, part of the Art Interrupted series, shows his experiences with homophobia, self-censorship and highlighting this issues using the language of art.
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Art Interrupted: Remember
In the ‘Remember’ documentary part of Art Interrupted series, journalists Sercan Meriç and Anıl Mert Özsoy from Turkey feature ‘Kardeş Türküler’, a contemporary multilingual Turkish ethnic folkloric band.
